A Dark Alien Prince + his unquenchable desire x his insatiable thirst = a warrior willing to defy a galaxy to claim his mate.

Born with a platinum spoon in her mouth, warrior bride-in-training Gayle throws it away in order to sneak aboard a Yadeshi military vessel to escape imprisonment by her family. Ithann, the alpha alien warrior she’s been taunting with flirts and sloe-eyed glances for several weeks, is enraged by her sudden disappearance and abandons his teaching post to follow. When he catches her, Gayle must accept a highly indecent proposal to avoid being thrown in the ship’s brig- and by accepting, embroils herself in Ithann’s decades long feud with a rival nobleman.

Roped into an arranged marriage, she is determined to avoid the shackles of a mate bond, but Ithann is determined that not only will they bond, but that she will have his baby. Their battle of wills may cost Gayle her life.

A scorching hot, borderline dark sci-fi/fantasy romance for readers who enjoy taunting, alpha, bloodthirsty- and blood-drinking- alien warriors who will sever heads to claim their chosen mates. A 40K word novel, HEA, 3rd in the Yadeshi Brides series. It may be read as a standalone, however characters from the prior two books make brief appearances.

Review by Kirby
A complex romance with twists, turns, and obstacles.The story has heroes and villains, family and friends, enemies and complex characters who fit multiple categories.The main characters initially appear to be in a straightforward relationship leading to an expected route to happily ever after, but that would be boring.The actual story builds on the various characters and their capability for good and evil as well as selfishness and unselfishness taking the round about route to a happily ever after.

The two main characters are realistic.They have positive and negative traits, good and bad assumtions, and hidden expectations that influence their behaviors.This enhances their interactions and their relationship making the romance more believable.

The supporting characters are more one-dimensional, but they keep the story moving.Examples include: The rich dad who has no doubt that things will always go his way.The friends that are supportive and have

Review by Alvaro
Gayle is trying to be her own person. But as those around her have said she is daddy’s princess. She comes from the upper tier unlike all of the other heroines in this series. But being upper tier does not mean that her life has been easy. She has been working extremely hard to be able to become independent but when her family steps in to force a betrothal she knows her time has run out. Now she either needs to move forward with her plans to bag her teacher or she will need to find another way out.Ithann has been staking Gayle out for quite some time. But being a prince means he knows he ahs to do things in the right order. He has to get permission to court her. But the little "details" in the way does not mean he can not have some delicious fun with her before he finally gets permission to bond with the human female who he knows will be able to handle his *ahem* intense ways in the bedroom.This was a great read that had humor both dark and funny, intense love

Review by Hendrickson
Gayle is a daughter of privilege, unwilling to just become a trophy wife – not for another human, and not for a Yadeshi warrior, even if she does find him absolutely drool-worthy. Ithann is tough as nails, even more arrogant than our two previous Yadeshi warriors. While Gayle’s strong and smart, and works very hard to counter the manipulation of both her parents and her warrior, they thwart every move, trying to force her into a life she’s not freely chosen.It was fascinating watching the two lovers spar with each other, literally and figuratively – like a lively chess match.In the end, they both earned their HEA. This series has been an enjoyable one to follow. The warriors are a little different than the standard “blue aliens” found in a lot of SFR, certainly not starry-eyed or worshipful. The world Ms. Alisyn has built is also a unique take on the “earth with exhausted resources” scenario. Ms. Alisyn is an excellent writer. The plot is well thought-out, and there’s excellent